bust down
English
Etymology
From burst.
Noun
bust down (plural bust downs) (African-American Vernacular)
- A woman of easy virtue.
- (often attributive) A jewellery encrusted with diamonds, especially a wristwatch drilled and filled thus or with other gemstones.
- 2021 August 20, “Favela” (track 12), in SosMula (lyrics), 13 SONGS 2 DIE 2:
- How you want a bust down with the forty karats?
- An unsmoked half of a cigarette.
- Coordinate term: twos
- 2004, “Bust Down” (track 12), in Chaundon (lyrics), Live From The 718:
- But here they go again (Can I get a bust down?)
Nope
I wouldn't even exhale to give you second hand smoke
So please stop asking
Run and get your own
Get a cigarette on credit, call your mans and get a loan
Verb
bust down (third-person singular simple present busts down, present participle busting down, simple past and past participle busted down) (African-American Vernacular)
- To make into shambles, to cause the disintegration into concrete pieces.
- Synonym: bruck down (MLE, Jamaica)
- To cover with diamonds.
- Synonym: ice out
- 2022 January 27, Brynn Wallner (lyrics and music), “Why Do People Get So Upset About Iced-Out Watches?”, in Harper's Bazaar:
- while Audemars Piguet, Richard Mille, and, of course, Rolex watches are frequently customized, Patek Philippe watches are currently the ultimate watch to bust down.
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